Lamp of the Body

by Maggie Smith

"Here in Maggie Smith's first book we encounter a voice that is spare, confident, and precise. Her images click into place, and the movement of each poem is deft, muscular, taut. These are poems we trust, poems that ask hard questions while at the same time convincing us of the magic in the world. Smith's voice is reserved, yet she carries her world forward in her teeth, so to speak. There's wisdom and acceptance in many of the poems, coupled with...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1888996889
• ISBN13: 9781888996883
• Release Date: August 2005
• Publisher: Red Hen Press
• Length: 72 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 4.8" x 8.7"